Fesshole 🧻I no longer respond when my wife asks me to repeat myself. Speaking with an echo was driving me mad, and she always manages to work out what I've said if she pauses a few seconds instead of instantly giving me huh/what/pardon. I don't think she's noticed this experiment.
Paul Bowsher@fesshole I really need to start doing this with my 5 year old
Future SprogI did this with my kids. Got them to listen. Saved me my sanity.
If they asked, “what did you say?” I’d turn it back on them: “what did you hear me say?”
AndrewAt that age they’re quick at learning but slow at comprehending. They might just be needing you to slow down a bit.
The kids at the local schools have picked up the bad habit of punctuating anything with “whah?” or “wha?” They don’t even make it to the last consonant on “what”!